Pregnant woman is 5th person to die from flu in Canada
New Brunswick has posted a 56% rise in flu-related hospitalizations so far this flu season. The overall number of recorded flu cases are also up by 66% in New Brunswick. And the number of…
S.E.C. Tightens Rules For Proposed REITs
In what could be seen as a tightening of rules for all proposed SPACs, the SEC has sent a letter to all planned REITs proposing a change to the effective registration dates for planned…
Girl, 14, found living in a homeless shelter after authorities return her to her parents
The police in Jiaxing, China, this week returned a 14-year-old girl to her parents who had reportedly been attempting to sell her for $40,000. The incident came to light when a family in search…
O the Lady of Isabella and Annunciation | Inspirational listening
Its stitched together with fresh threads, Eucharist, which reached me from the atelier of Eugenio Morosini, is one of those delicate threads woven in this lifetime from sewn together history. It is an embroidery…
Homeless man charged in Canada’s Thanksgiving Day vandalism, crash
A homeless man wanted in connection with vandalism that disrupted the Canadian city of Toronto’s Thanksgiving Day parade and a crash that left two women in the hospital was arrested Thursday. Canada-wide warrant issued…
Cheese that comes from around the world
Europe doesn’t have a superiority complex about cheese. It’s served everywhere. You’re probably a European if you use “if” as an exclamation mark. But you’re likely to love Europe if you’re looking for high-quality…
Why you should consider an alternative choice to stop expelling women from history class at TDSB
Parental, teacher and student feedback was said to have led the Toronto District School Board to reverse course on its decision to end free access to women’s studies. In April, the board voted to…
People ‘Unified’ Over The Need To Sanction Russia If They Invade Ukraine – Source
A source familiar with the latest G-7 summit said Tuesday that Russia’s chief adversary was united behind punishing Moscow if President Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine. “The last meeting in St. Petersburg put the issue…
Pfizer’s first immunotherapy treatment of a common disease appears to be a success
Pfizer Inc. on Tuesday said the first day of immunotherapy therapy of a rare form of a jaw condition resulted in complete response to all six patients studied and was safe. “While still very…
China’s government says airport expansion plans will ‘meaningfully offset’ carbon emissions — but will they?
The Sun, the largest airline in the world, has orders for 4,000 of them. And the planned, airport-based expansion of airports worldwide could see the fate of the world’s forests hang in the balance….